Fresh Produce Boxes - (29 June - 02 July 2020...
The positive response has been phenomenal!
What are we celebrating?
Funimfundo Sports Coach
Every Friday morning we are visited by a sports coach (her name is Coach Shereen). Her time is generously provided to us by Grootbos Foundation. This addition to our weekly schedule is great for the children as it supports their physical development and increases their understanding of the outside world.
Increased Web Presence
We are now on the Xplorio website and we even have a blog entry. Go to xplorio.com and search for educational services in Stanford.
Parent Workshops
Our occupational therapist is now running regular parent workshops. See Creative Works on next page for more information.
Upgrading the School Playground
We have new swings, new ropes, and a renovated jungle gym. And everything has been jolled up and repainted. We also resoiled, repaired and replanted the veggie boxes.
Clean Audit!
And yes! We can even celebrate another clean audit.
The highlight of the year:
Our New Kitchen
We have a new kitchen! A great fresh look with new wooden worktops, cupboards, doors and equipment, not to mention the vibrant paintwork. Lucia (our cook) is chuffed and we are all hugely proud. Special thanks to Roland for putting in the hours to transform our cooking space.
How can you help?
TIME and ENERGY:
We ALWAYS need:
A SPECIAL request:
Creative Works
Provides occupational therapy services for the school, including classroom interventions, creative sessions for the Grade R class and individual sessions.
Since January 2018, we have run a number of parent workshops covering themes such as:
At the end of every session, we provide the parents with material to take home and practice with their children.
What's Coming
Madiba Day on Wednesday 18th July!
At 10.00am, we are taking the children to walk for 67 minutes in Crystal Kloof. A great day out for all. Come and walk with us. Contact us for more information.
SHARP Digital
Our children's future is digital. One of our committee members now runs regular digital literacy classes with the teachers to help them gain the skills they need to bring digital technology into the classroom. We are also collaborating with a new local organisation (SHARP Digital) to run digital literacy training for adults in the community. We will keep you posted.
Parent Workshops
Creative works will continue to help us build relationships between the school and the community by holding more regular workshops with the parents.
Why is this school amazing?
Funimfundo (which means seeking knowledge) is a community pre-school established in 2004. We are part of the Die Kop informal settlement just outside Stanford in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Funimfundo provides quality pre-school education for around 50 children from the age of three to Grade R. We teach the children in their home language, IsiXhosa, and all learning is aimed at supporting the physical and social development of the child. Our aim is to give them the best start for the rest of their journey into life.
The community plays an important role in the life of the school. Parents and community leaders are the main decision-makers and the school works with families and parents to link what happens at home and at school together. Our community is extremely proud of our school.
Food 4 Thought is a non-profit organisation that focuses on addressing challenges faced by the community of Die Kop Informal settlement in Stanford, an Overberg village in the Western Cape. The organisation proactively works on a wide range of holistic community upliftment projects. Believing that a...
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Our village food relief efforts kicked off on the 13th of April 2020. We are on the move and determined!
Congratulations to all the Grade R students at Funimfundo!